Canada at the Commonwealth Games
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Canada has participated in every Commonwealth Games since the first ever British Empire Games held in Hamilton, Ontario in 1930. Vancouver hosted the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games notable for the famous "miracle mile" (four minute mile) between Roger Bannister of England and John Landy of Australia at Empire Stadium. Edmonton was the first city to host the Commonwealth Games under that name in 1978 and Victoria in British Columbia hosted the Games in 1994. Hamilton applied to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games but lost to the Delhi bid. Halifax, Nova Scotia is bidding for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
The Canadian team won 54 medals in the 1930 Hamilton Games. Canada won 51 gold medals at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh but won its biggest total medal tally in Victoria with 128 medals. Canada came third in the medal count at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne after Australia and England. Canada is second on the all-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games.
The Commonwealth Games Association in Canada is responsible for organising the Canadian team participating in the Commonwealh Games.
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